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September 25th, 2007

My Finest 35 Minutes (of the retreat, besides the massage, which was an hour and 45 minutes–Thank you, Amy!) Part Two

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The theme was “Live in Peace” from 2 Cor. 13:11. Saturday night I talked about the portion of the verse where we’re instructed to “Be Like-Minded”.

Disclaimers 1 through 10

  1. I can’t do anything better than I sing (outside of being a wife and mom, I hope). I’d rather sing than speak or write. So if you listened to the song you have already heard my best contribution to the retreat.
  2. I didn’t say Saturday night was good. I said it was the best one of the weekend.
  3. I was free. (So is this blog.) You may just get what you pay for. There was no budget for a professional. In fact, we only have to get orders for 60 more shirts and we’ll break even. ;-)
  4. Twenty-nine other women were there; sixteen were my friends from church or elsewhere. It was intimate. I could be myself.
  5. I have never claimed I had a calling. I have wondered and that’s all.
  6. I was the speaker, one of the main idea people/planners, an emergency check-in person, the one who apparently was supposed to remember to bring the church check book (although I’ve never laid eyes on it), and the default MC; which, as it turns out, is too many hats, even for me.
  7. This is not something to listen to if you don’t love me.
  8. This is not something to listen to over and over again. I have, and the self-loathing is uh, growing, um, to frightening, you know, proportions!
  9. I had never spoken longer than 15 minutes in my life (and that was my own testimony.) I was not representing myself as a professional.
  10. I am as type A as people think I am; I even felt like I was failing at getting my massage for a moment or two when I couldn’t relax properly. So, if you leave a comment, please be as kind as you can be, while being 100% truthful. Start with something nice, next tell me the absolute worst thing you can, then end with something nice. (It’s a slight variation from Lysa TerKuerst’s Oreo pattern, if anyone remembers it).

I have read and understand the preceding, and hereby relinquish all expectations: [Agree and listen]

Posted in All About Me, Dream a Little Dream, Faith | By helen

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8 Responses to “My Finest 35 Minutes (of the retreat, besides the massage, which was an hour and 45 minutes–Thank you, Amy!) Part Two”

  1. Amy Says:

    September 26th, 2007 at 9:02 pm

    I listened to it, twice. Whad’ya gonna do about it, huh?
    I enjoyed it even more now that I am home and can rewind. You really covered alot of ground. And like you, it was true and insightful and filled with tenderness.

  2. helen Says:

    September 27th, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    I miss you already, Mon Ami!

    Thank you for being so GOOD to me. Always. Thanks for driving, too! Can you imagine if I had had to drive, too!?!?!?

  3. Angela Says:

    October 3rd, 2007 at 4:24 pm

    Helen. You did great girl! Thanks for posting this to listen too. Being like-minded is such an important thing.

    Blessings,
    Angela

  4. Kathy Says:

    October 4th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    Hi Helen! I’m at work and can’t listen now, but please know I’m dying to and will when I can have some uninterrupted time. I LOVE your “disclaimer”–very clever. :-)

  5. Kathy Says:

    October 9th, 2007 at 10:59 am

    You were such a faithful messenger. What a true Word for us to keep in mind as we grow together in Christ. I’m proud of you, Sista!

  6. Nancey Says:

    October 16th, 2007 at 6:55 pm

    Besides singing, speaking is another gift! I enjoyed hearing you and learned from your message. It was a delightful surprise, but I have to admit, I already tell people you are a writer and a publisher. The singing goes w/o saying!! Love~

  7. helen Says:

    November 19th, 2007 at 8:07 pm

    “I had never spoken longer than 15 minutes in my life”… ehhh yeah… I can’t remember when you’ve only spoken 15 minutes. :)

    Man, there’s some freaky messages in there if you play it backwards.

  8. Nancey Says:

    November 20th, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    It took me a month to see “SONG” and half hour to listen(the Apple:) Dah. Your song was beatiful! As good as your voice has always been, it is even better now. I’m serious, your voice is fantastic. My cousin Tom has for 5 years asked to hear ‘the singer’s tapes’, meaning you when you sang at my Mom’s service. Tom was a minister and your voice touched his heart. The song had ‘I’m so glad I trusted Jesus’ in it(or titled that). I’m glad I checked back! Love~

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